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Kung fu gives Africans their kicks

A rare soft-power export from China is spreading across the continent

The deadly journey to the Gulf

Migrants from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia risk drowning, extortion and violence

The president of Somaliland is bargaining for recognition

But a war at home has not helped his case

A remarkable new era begins in South Africa

A national unity government can save democracy and the economy

Israel’s northern border is ablaze

Can it fight Hamas and Hizbullah simultaneously?

Private firms are driving a revolution in solar power i...

Unreliable grids and falling costs are persuading companies to go off-grid

Is a Palestinian state a fantasy?

Amid war in Gaza, the prospect is at once more relevant than ever and more distant

The “Venice of Africa” is sinking into the sea

Megacities on the continent’s western coast are being swamped by rising oceans

The job of Iran’s president is a study in humiliation

Yet people stand for it in their droves

A new breed of protest has left Kenya’s president totte...

President Ruto has capitulated to people power and cancelled hated tax increases

Iran’s supreme leader is terrified of people power

A zealot and a reformer will contest a second-round poll on July 5th

The next terrifying war: Israel v Hizbullah

It would feature kamikaze drones, mass blackouts and the largest missile barrage...

Meet the victors in Africa’s coup belt

They are militaristic, nationalistic and keen to cut a deal

How EU do-goodery risks harming Africa’s small farmers

New forest-mapping rules may shut African crops out of European markets

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